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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Gamblers who manage to follow "responsible gaming codes of conduct," one study found, contribute a mere 4 percent of gambling revenues. "If responsible gaming were successful," an author of that study told a radio journalist, "then the industry would probably shut down for lack of income." "

Whether the gambling industry is sincere in its campaign to promote responsible gambling, or whether the driving impetus behind this campaign (as behind similar campaigns by the alcohol and tobacco industries) is to insulate the industry's products and practices from blame for problematic consumer behavior, the fact remains that a grossly disproportionate percentage of its revenues happen to derive from precisely such behavior. Gamblers who manage to follow "responsible gaming codes of conduct," one study found, contribute a mere 4 percent of gambling revenues. "If responsible gaming were successful," an author of that study told a radio journalist, "then the industry would probably shut down for lack of income." The conflict between the industry's responsi- bility rhetoric and the profit it reaps from irresponsibility leads some to the cynical conclusion that the promotion of responsible gambling, first and foremost, is a public relations strategy geared toward protecting rev- enue. As the Canadian gambling scholar James Cosgrave has commented, "responsible gambling is a form of risk management taught to individu- als, for individuals, but it is also a method of risk management" for states and the gambling industry.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Shaffer replied that he didn't think it was the casino's obligation to warn people."

"How do you know if you've gone beyond enough?" Luntz asked Shaf- fer during the 2003 keynote panel. "Are there any signs?" Warning signs, Shaffer responded, were spending more than you intended, going beyond your budget, and beginning to crave the activity. "Do casinos do enough to warn people of the signs?" Shaffer replied that he didn't think it was the casino's obligation to warn people. Luntz asked for the house lights to be turned up so that he could ask the same of the audience: "Is it the casino's responsibility to warn its patrons that they've reached a point of too much, or is it individual's responsibility to know when enough is enough?" Nearly all raised their hands for "individual's responsibility." As the scene demonstrates, the discussion around "responsible gambling" slips easily from scientific into moral and political terrain, with industry participants taking clear sides on the social debate over what sort of regulation should characterize the sphere of commercial consumption.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

"Shaffer asked the audience: "Isn't it possible to take in a huge amount of money and reduce gambling-related harms?""

THE 2007 MEETINGS of the National Center for Responsible Gambling opened with a town hall forum, held in a vast room in the conference facilities at the back of the Paris casino resort. Howard Shaffer presided over the gathering, whose purpose was to "challenge conventional wis- dom" about problem gambling. Some four hundred were in attendance, a group comprising health professionals (24 percent), academic research- ers (24 percent), gambling industry members (27 percent), government officials (14 percent), and representatives from other professional areas (11 percent). "It's good to have all the stakeholders in the same room," said Shaffer, neglecting to note the relative absence of gamblers. Conference aides had distributed "Response Innovation" clicker tech- nology at the entrance to the ballroom, and as Shaffer polled us on a number of widely held beliefs-the idea that the spread of legalized gam- bling leads to a spike in problem gambling, for instance-we pressed small buttons on the handheld devices. Our responses were transmitted, tallied, and posted on a large screen at the front of the room. After each polling, Shaffer invited audience members who represented the position of "conventional wisdom" to speak at the microphone in the center aisle, then promised that their beliefs would be challenged one by one in the upcoming panel sessions. Some deviated from the format, returning the challenge to Shaffer. A middle-aged man voiced doubt over the industry's motivation to support...

Some deviated from the format, returning the challenge to Shaffer. A middle-aged man voiced doubt over the industry's motivation to support research initiatives on problem gambling. "We had a tour of this casino earlier and learned that two million dollars come in per day. If the industry is making that much money, doesn't it make sense that they'd want to protect it, and that they'd have little incentive to encourage anything that could change that?" By way of answer, Shaffer asked the audience: "Isn't it possible to take in a huge amount of money and reduce gambling- related harms?" Dispensing with the clicker technology to pursue this unscripted line of questioning, he had people raise their hands in the air. "How many believe it is possible to take in large amounts of money and reduce gambling-related harms at the same time?" Another audience member took the microphone. "Howard, it's not just about making a profit-it's about maximizing profit, and that's where the problems come in." Shaffer asked: "Is there a limit? What's the limit?" Someone in the back of the hall called out an answer: "In the industry, there is no limit." A woman in the front row stood and pointed out that revenue was exploding and had grown to three times what it was only recently. "I don't disagree," Shaffer responded, "but it's not a criticism you're making, because Disney does it too." Still standing, she countered: "At Disney you have limits on the rides." Although many had their hands raised to speak, Shaffer stopped the conversation and moved on.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Reading Addiction by Design, Machine Gambling in Las Vegas (2012) : "As Sherry Turkle has observed, children often personify electronic toys that fail to act in a predictable, consistent manner and thus seem to cheat: "If you cheat, you're alive," they told her."

"The opaque internal operations by which gambling machines arrive at
and deliver their verdicts are a source of great wonderment and conjecture among gamblers, as is evident in the countless discussions that gamblers initiate on Internet forums.“Knowing it's computerized doesn't really explain anything," Rose commented."That just makes it more of a mystery.""One of the great questions in philosophy," begins an article in the gambling magazine Casino Player,"is how the body of man, which is mechanical and concrete, can contain the element of mind, which is ephemeral.This has come down to the simple statement that we have a 'ghost' or god' in the machine. So too with today's slots." Evoking the ephemeral, ghostlike will of the random number generator, some in the industry call this component the Really New God."The RNG runs on
a computer chip, but people act like it's casting a spell," a designer told me. Scholars of technology have noted that people tend to attribute agency
to computerized devices (much as they attributed agency to mechanical automata earlier in history). Lucy Suchman links this tendency to the fact .....

Lucy Suchman links this tendency to the fact that computers are "internally opaque and liable to unanticipated behavior." As Sherry Turkle has observed, children often personify electronic toys that fail to act in a predictable, consistent manner and thus seem to cheat:"If you cheat, you're alive," they told her. The degree of fascination that a given machine holds for its users, she argues, is directly related to the degree of unpredictability and aliveness that it conveys. "

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I'm reading A Face Like Glass by Frances Hardinge which is set in a world where people have to learn facial expressions and I'm fascinated by the concept that the lower classes are controlled through their inability to show anger:

'I see.' Madame Appeline sighed. She reached over and took hold of Neverfell's hands, and smiled sadly into her face. 'Neverfell ... I know that you were very upset by everything
you saw down there, but there are some things that you need to understand. Drudges are not like us. They thrive on routines and hard work, whereas luxuries and comforts do not really mean much to them. They do not really feel pain or fear, any more than stone bleeds or trembles when you chip it. A few of them play at having simple personalities, but it is nothing
more than an act, like monkeys dancing.' 'But ... but that's not true! Neverfell thought of Erstwhile's
mute, frustrated anger.'That's what everybody wants to think. The drudges do feel - they just don't have the Faces to show it. I hate it, the way they can only look calm and eager and
willing to please, even when they're watching each other die. Its horrible. And I know why nobody teaches them more Faces. It's just so that everybody else can pretend drudges aren't real people. That's right, isn't it?' 'The Face training for the drudges is carefully considered,' Madame Appeline answered swiftly.What would happen if
drudge children were taught unhappy Faces? They would grow up considering that they might be unhappy. They might look around and see unhappiness on each other's faces, and their own unhappiness would grow. If they wear a happy face for long enough, on the other hand, they are much more likely to believe in the end that they really are happy. And there's no real difference between being happy and believing you are happy, is there?'

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

"I used this generative tool to make concept art" people in the 17th century made shit up all the time from scratch, be better

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Sometimes I'm looking for the spider broom and then find the sickest book I've ever seen:

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Very proud of myself for managing to do the Don't Bully Papa move which summons Cosette (I say while beating ponpon the little rabbit from a parallel universe)

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Sorry I'm not posting more videos right now because I'm trying to learn the Don't Bully Papa move for Valjean

Sets of moves for the Les Misérables fighting game with the character of Jean Valjean:
-Valjean Savate (バルジャンソバット, Barujansobatto) →↓↘ +【C】or【D】
-Tackle (タックル, Takkuru) ↓↘→ +【A】or【B】
-Gin no Shokkida (銀の食器だッ, lit. "Silver Cutlery") ↓↙← +【B】
-Papa o Ijimenaide (パパをいじめないでッ, lit. "Don't bully Papa") ↓↙← +【C】

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The funniest thing by far to me (aside from the excellent designs and the fact that somehow, everyone actually speaks perfect French) is this character who's called Jugement and who is miles stronger than anyone else and will crush you before flying off?? What???

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

This is exactly how I remember the novel, incredible

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Tonight I'm playing the Les Misérables fighting game

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

AC units adverts in France right now. This one is sold for 900 euros and is one of the few left in stock. The advert says "Heatwave? Don't risk it! Only a few units left!".

A screenshot of a portable AC unit sold for 900 euros online. The AC unit has been photoshopped into a burning desert with a city in flames behind it. The text is in french and reads : CANICULE, NE PRENEZ PAS DE RISQUE! DERNIÈRES PIÈCES, PLUS QUE QUELQUES UNITÉS, DÉPÊCHEZ VOUS! Rafraîchit rapidement, comfort immédiat. Facile à utiliser, pratique et mobile. Économique, faible consommation. La demande est très forte profitez en maintenant ! Stock limité de manquez pas ça !.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Also last time I donated blood, on top of the crêpes they also gave me a little blood bag keychain that works as a mini lamp and I love it so much

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Happy pride from Porygon everyone. This was a real conversation.

A four frame comic about how I did not know Porygon was an artifical Pokémon. In the first frame I am talking to my friend and saying "Porygon is my favorite pokémon!". My friend replies "Ah yeh, he's very cute.". In the second frame my frame bumps me in the shoulder playfully and says "A shame he's AI right?". I appear confused and say "what". In the third frame I ask "Porygon is AI?". She replies: "What did you think he was?". I say: "A rock?" and she says "What kinda rock is that?". We both appear confused. In the fourth frame a drawing of a happy porygon is shown. I say: "A gay rock?"

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

I'm in love with Joshua Burge's performance as Marty in this film. I thought he was incredible.

Screenshot of actor Joshua Burge from Vulcanizadora.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Watched Joel Potrykus's Vulcanizadora (2024) tonight. Took my breath away, in that I think I forgot to breathe for an hour and a half. Excellent stuff.

Screenshot from the film Vulcanizadora. The two protagonists are facing each others and wearing metal contraptions around their head, almost like bear traps.

The deuteragonist from the film Vulcanizadora is holding his flask, which has been blown up by an explosive.

The two main characters from the film are stading high up a hill in front of a bright blue sea. One of the characters says "You promised."

A small explosive which has been placed inside a flask is being lit up by one of the characters.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Hannibal and Will play Smash Bros Melee

A four frames comic about an alternate universe where Will Graham and Hannibal Lecter play Smash Bros Melee on the gamecube. In the first frame Will and Hannibal are sitting on the couch. Will says "Thanks for letting me play Melee in your home Dr. Lecter.". Hannibal replies "My pleasure dear Will". In the second frame Hannibal is playing Kirby while Will is playing Starfox. Kirby uses the attack inhale and starts swallowing Starfox. Will says "I'll be honest, I didn't think you'd pick Kirby- oh.". In the third frame, Kirby can be seen munching on starfox happily. In the fourth frame, Will looks at Hannibal intensely while Hannibal is smiling and playing Melee.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Strawberry economics (part 2):

The first part of a comic about a comment I received on my comic entitled Strawberry Economics. The first frame says: "Someone commented that if I stopped comics and got a real job (underlined), then I would not think the economy is bad. Did they think pro artists should never complain?". The second frame shows me as a child, drawing on the floor, back to the reader. The text reads: "I was confused because I've never dreamt of making money with art. That idea died when I was a child.". The third frame shows me surrounded by boxes. The text reads: "I start working in libraries instead. At my first job I earned 1270 a month, lifting boxes all day. A real job. Real pain.". The fourth frame shows an empty hospital bed with me sitting besides it. The text reads: "My father had a real job too. he broke his body with it for 50 years. he died two years after retiring.". The fifth frame shows a corridor with three doors. The text reads: "By the time I was 26, all my neighbors had died of work related diseases. Real jobs of real people.". The fifth frame shows a plush looking like me , above many other plushes of people. The text reads: "The truth is that I am fine now. I got a unique, well paid job. They told me hundreds of people applied."

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

The Magic Gun Wizard ethical dilemma (rejected)

A four frame comic about a stupid ethical dilemmas involving a bleeding wizard and a magical gun. The dilemma, presented in quotes, is this: "You see a man dressed as a wizard, badly injured. He gives you a gun and says it has healing bullets. He begs you to shoot him to save his life. Do you shoot him and risk becoming a murderer or do nothing and risk letting a real wizard with a magic gun die?". The first frame shows the wizard lying down and bleeding, in pain. The second frame shows him with big pleading eye, holding a bright blue gun. In the third frame, a man hesitates while holding the gun, sweating. In the fourth frame, a letter is shown. It reads: "Dear sir, We inform you that you have been BANNED from the Ethical Dilemmas Society. Pleas edo not contact us again."

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I think artists or anyone who loves films should watch a ballet or an opéra one day. This is the ending of Empreintes and it's so cool :

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

I love this version of La Traviata where Violetta orders a kébab after the party and then texts her crush Alfredo while he's in some rented workspace:

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I always think "If someone shouted this at me on the street would I respond or pretend they're a ghost?" and if the answer is ghost then I don't reply

A two frames comic about reading some posts online and deciding to not react to them. The first frame shows me sitting at my computer desk and looking at the screen, saying nothing. In the second frame I say "Yeh I'm not gonna react to that."

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Also they replaced the wine with redbull so Méphistophélès tells everyone he hates it and then this guy shows up like "Enough I'm going to kill you" and he's dressed like ThiS

Screenshot from Gounod's Faust played in 2024 at the Opéra Bastille. A man is giving cans of redbull to everyone. They're all singing in front of a basketball court.

The opéra character Méphistophélès here dressed in a black suit with black gloves and long hair, drinks the redbull can that was given to him.

The character Méphistophélès hates the redbull. The original lines in the opéra are "Ah, que ton vin est mauvais" (your wine is so bad)

The character Valentin arrives to threaten Méphistophélès. He's wearing grey jean and a bad t-shirt and an cowboy hat with a golden cross necklace.

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

I subscribed to the Opéra de Paris streaming platform and there's an insane version of Gounod's Faust where the line "And Satan leads the ball" [celebration] has been interpreted as "And Satan leads the [basket]ball"

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Xiaoyi @cleefouti.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Took more pictures of the d'Orbigny book today: